Barclays has entered into a deal with
communications solutions firm Cellulant, Kenya, in a venture called
‘One Africa’ that allows Cellulant to provide mobile banking
services for Barclays across its markets in Africa.
With ‘One Africa’, Barclays aims to deploy a
unified platform in 12 African countries and offer customers a
“satisfying digital experience” across the continent.
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The services to be revitalised by Cellulant
are mobile and internet banking as well as Barclays’ ATMs across
Africa.
“This digital drive is part of our One Africa
strategy to increase channel access for both retail customers and
corporate clients,” said John Gachora, corporate banking managing
director at Barclays Africa.
Cellulant will provide a bill payment platform
and a mobile network operator e-network that aim to facilitate
mobile business solutions. The new structure will be rolled out in
phases.
Gachora said the move will facilitate
Barclay’s “strategic efforts to provide convenient consumer access
solutions”.
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By GlobalDataCellulant’s chief business officer, Paul
Ndichu, said the new venture will increase Barclays Africa customer
activity on Cellulant’s electronic platforms by allowing them to
transact with a wide network of businesses across Barclays Africa
and Absa Bank network.
Barclays offers retail and business banking
services Africa and serves more than 4m customers with a staff
strength of over 22,000.
